(NPR) CDC Advisers Say Kids As Young As 12 Can Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

CDC Advisers Say Kids As Young As 12 Can Get The COVID-19 Vaccine



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CDC Advisers Say Kids As Young As 12 Can Get The COVID-19 Vaccine







A Pfizer vaccine vial and syringe. A CDC advisory panel has recommended the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine be administered to adolescents age 12 to 15.



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CDC Advisers Say Kids As Young As 12 Can Get The COVID-19 Vaccine



The recommendation follows the FDA's extension of its emergency use authorization to children 12 to 15 of age earlier this week. The CDC is expected to quickly approve use.